Wichita Thunder Hockey News

Tessier Wins Performance of the Week

WICHITA, KS- Thunder defenseman Jason Tessier's hat trick against Tulsa on December 26th has been voted the CHL's Performance of the Week for December 22nd-28th.Tessier collected two power play goals in the second period, leading Wichita to a 6-3 win over the Oilers at the BOK Center.  Leading 5-3 late in the third, Tessier shot from behind… Read More

Thunder Weekly Update

The Wichita Thunder took four points last week, winning two of three games at the Kansas Coliseum.  Wichita defeated the Tulsa Oilers 5-2 on Wednesday night, marking the third consecutive game that the Thunder scored five-plus goals.  Three different players had multiple points.  Brad Thompson scored twice and added an assist, Jason… Read More

Trade completed; Byrnes dealt

The Thunder has lost centerman Matt Byrnes in the completion of the trade for defenseman Jason Tessier.The Thunder acquired Tessier from Amarillo for future considerations in the preseason. Amarillo traded those futures to Texas. As part of the agreement, the Thunder was allowed to protect an undisclosed number of players on the active roster.… Read More

Thunder Crushes Eagles

WICHITA, KS- The Wichita Thunder defeated the Colorado Eagles 7-2 at the Kansas Coliseum on Saturday night.Troy Ofukany scored Wichita's fourth hat trick of the year, and finished the night +4 with five points to lead the offense.Wichita fell behind the Eagles for a second straight night when Erik Adams scored a power play goal on a rebound at… Read More

Thunder Blanked by Eagles

WICHITA, KS- The Wichita Thunder saw their three-game winning streak come to and end, falling 4-0 to the Colorado Eagles on Friday night at the Kansas Coliseum.Eagles' forward Konrad Reeder scored a goal and two assists, while veteran Greg Pankewicz picked up three assists.Colorado opened the scoring on a goal from Adam Hogg at 7:51 in the first… Read More

Third Period Pounding Leads Thunder to Win

WICHITA, KS- The Wichita Thunder defeated the Tulsa Oilers 5-2 on Wednesday evening at the Kansas Coliseum.Brad Thompson scored two goals and an assist, while the Thunder scored three goals in the third period to take command of the game.Trailing 1-0, Thompson tied the game with his first goal of the night at 1:07 into the second period.  Joel… Read More

Boron Earns Performance of the Week

WICHITA, KS- Thunder goaltender Tim Boron's 53-save victory over Mississippi on December 19th has been named the CHL's Performance of the Week for December 15th-21st.The 53 saves were a season-high for Boron, who currently ranks second in the CHL with a .928 save percentage, and seventh with a 2.50 goals against average.  The performance… Read More

Duda Selected to All-Star Team

WICHITA, KS- The Wichita Thunder learned Wednesday afternoon that veteran forward Jason Duda has been selected to the 2009 CHL All-Star team.Duda leads the Thunder with 15 assists, 22 points, and a +8 +/- rating.  The Sexsmith, Alberta native will be making his fourth CHL All-Star appearance, having also appeared on the squad in 2001, 2005,… Read More